High Enough

I am standing on the roof. I am smoking a cigarette. I should be at work but I am too … More

City Triptych

1. Thursday night in the city / 10pm-ish I think / I’m busy / doing nothing / watching / the … More

Watch

1. Minutes these relentless finite minutes of mine he says we have to make ours count but I just count … More

Friends in Low Places

Originally published at Nauseated Drive here.

Terrified

I should’ve realised that we weren’t going to make it when we were wandering around that big, empty house out … More

Strong Oak

CW: suicide, death, description of dead body I went past him on the bus. I could only see his feet, … More

from Breasts & Eggs by Mieko Kawakami

Natsuko’s responses to being asked ‘Why do grown-ups get drunk?’ by Midoriko, her teenaged niece: “I don’t know. Probably because … More

070321

content warning: main theme of suicide, suicidal ideation, depression, death I am supposed to die today. Sunday 7th March 2021. … More

Tracks

This CNF piece, a mash-up of two old works of mine, was a runner-up in Dead Fern Press‘ Valentine’s Content … More

Diary: February

CONTENT WARNING: MENTAL ILLNESS, SELF-HARM, SUICIDE, SUICIDAL IDEATION, DRUGS/ALCOHOL, DISORDERED THINKING I have decided to publish brief excerpts of the … More